That is pretty funny, I'll forward your instructions to my Grandmother (I hope you can see the humor in that). I guess I should thank you for taking some time to provide this "workaround," but my point is that DirectTV Now is apparently wanting people to register before they will openly offer this basic information.
Maybe I should add that I found most of this information even before they opened up the official website, so my concern isn't from a lack of knowing how to search for such information. Again, I'm not complaining that you can't FIND this information (even somewhere on the DirectTV Now website), the issue is that DirectTV Now is apparently "fishing" for customer information.
The customer rep I contacted was very polite and understanding, but his first response was that I should register because they are offering such great deals. When I declined to do that he said said he was sorry but the only way to see the listings was to register. That's their "official" policy. I suspect that might change pretty quickly if more people would push back or complain and I already have done that, directly to DirectTV (sorry, I could resist).
You said:
Can't believe it. DirectTV Now requires you to create an account with your name and email address before they will even show you the channels that are available with the service. ...
They should list the plans, costs, and channels openly. Are they trying to hide something?
This is wrong.
If you now want to change it to "they make it harder than it should be," that's a completely different point.